ARTICLES ABOUT INFILTRATION BY DATE - PAGE 2

JAMMU: Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir . Three-four persons were today found crossing the line of control in Poonch Sector from Pakistan side at about 10.45 am, Defence Spokesman, Northern Command, Col S D Goswami said tonight. "When these persons were well within the Indian territory, our troops deployed in the area opened fire on them," Col Goswami said, adding that simultaneously, Pakistani post located immediately across this area resorted to heavy firing.

SRINAGAR: Border Security Force today said there were attempts by militants from across the border to infiltrate into Kashmir, but asserted that the force is alert and would not give any opportunity to the guerrillas to cross. "There are attempts from across the border and these attempts are not going to die down. They (militants) are waiting for an opportunity (to infiltrate into Kashmir) but our duty is to not let them succeed and we will not give them an opportunity," Inspector General, BSF, Kashmir Frontier, P S Sandhu told reporters.

NEW DELHI: Hours before President Barack Obama's arrival in India, Pakistan-based militants made a desperate bid to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir amidst firing from across the border but alert BSF troops foiled it. Border Security Force jawans observed movement of three militants close to the International Border in RS Pura sector on the intervening night of January 24-25. Sources said troops posted at the border out post Jognuchak fired upon the militants but they continued their desperate efforts to cross over the border.

BEIJING: China arrested 27,164 criminal suspects last year in the volatile Xinjiang and authorities have beefed up security in the violence-prone region which borders PoK and Afghanistan by deploying more troops, making it the country's largest provincial-level military region. The military reinforcement comes against a backdrop of the US troops pulling out of Afghanistan and extremists launching terrorist attacks on civilian targets, state-run China Daily reported. Xinjiang, the province with majority of Uygur Muslims is experiencing most violent attacks in by East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

NEW DELHI: BSF today foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir amid a brief exchange of fire between troops on the two sides. Official sources said Border Security Force (BSF) troops spotted two armed infiltrators along the Arnia sector in Jammu after early today after which the security personnel fired at them. "In retaliation, the Rangers fired a volley of bullets at the BSF border post in Pittal in the said sector. The infiltrators subsequently retreated," they said.

PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today dismissed reports linking any possible infiltration bid by terrorists from across the border with the upcoming visit of US President Barack Obama . "The reports of terrorists trying to infiltrate from across the border are unnecessarily linked with Obama's visit. From the information given by northern command this happens every year," Parrikar told reporters after launching of four vessels of Indian Coast Guard at port town of Vasco . Obama will be the chief guest at the Republic Day function in Delhi on January 26. A senior Army officer had recently said that about 200 militants, at 36 launch pads across Pir Panchaal range, were trying to infiltrate into Indian side.

JAMMU: The bygone year was challenging and eventful for the Chandimandir-based Army's Western Command and its formations in Jammu and Kashmir, as it had to face various challenges from flood relief to foiling the cross border infiltration in 2014, an Army official said today. "The year 2014 for Western Command was challenging and very fruitful. There were a number of infiltration bids by terrorists from across the border and all of them were thwarted due to the combined efforts of the security forces, civil administration and local residents of the areas," Defence spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta said here.

JAMMU: BSF has foiled yet another bid by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of firing from across the border and thick fog in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. "There was movement of a group of militants along international border in Pallia area in Chilyari-khora forward belt in Kathua district last night," a senior BSF officer said today. Alert BSF troops opened fire foiling the infiltration bid, he said. This is the fifth infiltration attempt in a week by militants under the cover of firing by Pakistani troops and thick blanket of fog along the international border.

JAMMU: Stepping up ceasefire violations, Pakistan tonight resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing on several BSF posts along the Indo-Pak border in Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing a strong retaliation from India which killed two Pakistan Rangers. BSF sources said they have got reports that five Pakistani Rangers have been killed in the exchange of fire since yesterday, with two casualties post 9:30 P.M. Today's ceasefire violation was the fourth by the Rangers in as many days and the eighth in the last nine days.

JAMMU: BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir . A group of militants tried to enter into the Indian territory along International Border in forward belt of Samba sector late last night, a senior BSF officer said. Alert troops of BSF challenged them and opened fire following which they returned to the Pakistani side, he said. Pakistan Rangers are pushing in armed militants into this side but alert troops are foiling their designs, he said.